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Committee on Public Petitions: Direct Provision Policy and Related Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Nov 2021)

Gerard Craughwell: I appreciate the witnesses' attendance. I am sorry that I was a little late and missed their presentation. There was an interesting article in The Irish Timesyesterday relating to immigrants coming into this country, but not specifically relating to direct provision. The article's gist was that Ireland is a very welcome country for those arriving as either refugees or migrants - I have a...

Committee on Public Petitions: Direct Provision Policy and Related Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Nov 2021)

Gerard Craughwell: I am delighted that Ms Buckley said that because the Department does a phenomenal job in immigration and it cannot be easy. I have been critical of some of it and the way in which it is done. My colleague, Senator Murphy, referred to the purchase of centres or hotels to house migrants. I remember the situation in Oughterard in Galway well. Although I am from Galway I do not live there now...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Emigrant Support Services: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Gerard Craughwell: ...on a sore subject where many Irish feel so hard done by, which is the undocumented Irish. My great friend and former Senator Billy Lawless put it in a nutshell when he said that they are illegal immigrants in that country. We need to do everything we can to ensure that they stop taking the risk and they start trying to emigrate in a legal way. It hurts me greatly to hear people talk...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: ...one into their agenda now. I am deeply concerned at the absence of the BCG vaccination, which was used for TB. I understand there are virtually no stocks of BCG left in the country. With the immigration that has taken place over the years, I understand as many as ten people a week are being diagnosed with TB. In addition, the meningitis B vaccine has been denied to some children while...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Agenda Developments: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (5 Jul 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: ...migration crisis as the part of COSAC. I was the Irish representative. There is an issue. We still have 1,298 migrants to relocate into this country and the Italians are refusing to allow our immigration people on the ground. I made the point at the meeting that, unless that happens, we cannot fulfil our full commitment. This morning we heard the Italian ambassador on the airwaves...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Representatives of the Transport Sector (11 May 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: One of the witnesses said in relation to Border posts that it might be necessary to alter railway stations. Is that a contingency plan that is in place now? Hard or soft, once there is a Border, immigration plans can be implemented at any time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK EU Referendum Result: Discussion (27 Sep 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: ...will have disastrous implications for free movement on this island. It would also have the potential to turn Belfast into an Ellis Island. The Brexit referendum was driven largely by racial or immigration concerns, primarily on the UK mainland and not so much in Northern Ireland. I have concerns there. What reassurances have we had from European leaders from the other 27 countries that...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jun 2016)

Gerard Craughwell: I second the request made by my colleague, Senator David Norris, that No. 6, Immigration (Reform) (Regularisation of Residency Status) Bill 2016, be taken before No. 1. In recent days I have suffered from a condition of almost sudden deafness in one ear. The other one was never good. Yesterday afternoon I came into the House to participate in a debate on waste disposal and was appalled by...

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Second Stage (27 May 2015)

Gerard Craughwell: ...any benefit from it? It is a nonsense and it must be dealt with. I am delighted to see that the trade union movement is represented on the board. I am also delighted to see that we have immigrants represented on the board, but I would love if we picked some poor unfortunate who is on the scratcher and is living on social welfare, or is at the bottom of the scale in one of the retail...